Brian Parkinson is an English retired professional

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who played as a

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, spending five seasons in the American Soccer League. Parkinson began his career with Everton, where he earned the backup goalkeeper job for a brief spell at the age of 18. In 1976, he moved to the

Los Angeles Skyhawks The Los Angeles Skyhawks was a professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California, that was a member of the American Soccer League. Founded as part of the American Soccer League's expansion to the west coast in 1976, they were the first pro ...

where he had the lowest goals against average (0.78) among American Soccer League goalkeepers for the league champions. His exploits led to him being nicknamed "Superstop." He followed that in 1977 when he had the second lowest goals against average among ASL keepers. In 1980, he spent one season with the

Miami Americans The Miami Americans was an American soccer club based in Miami, Florida that was a member of the American Soccer League. The team existed for only the 1980 season and played their home games at Tropical Park Stadium. History In late 1979, Joseph ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Brian American Soccer League (1933–1983) players English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Los Angeles Skyhawks players Miami Americans players 1951 births Living people Everton F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Liverpool California Sunshine players